Abstract: Sixteen drawings prepared by artist James D. Hutton (died 1868) while with United States Army Captain W. F. Raynolds' expedition
of the Yellowstone River Valley in 1859-1860, as well as one ca. 1847 drawing of Costa Rica.

Language of Material: The records are in English.

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[Identification of item], Drawings of James D. Hutton, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Acquisition Information

The drawings were a gift from the Friends of the Huntington Library, July 24, 1940.

Biography

James D. Hutton, artist, photographer, topographer, and younger brother of the notable topographical artist William Rich Hutton,
was born in Washington D.C. around 1828. When James' uncle, William Rich, was assigned duty in California as a U.S. Army
Paymaster, both James and his brother William went with him. After traveling through Central and South America, they arrived
in
San Francisco in April 1847. James was the artist for the 1855 expedition of Lt. R. S. Williamson and Lt. Henry L. Abbott
to
find a route for a railroad from San Francisco to the Columbia River, as well as, Capt. William F. Raynolds' exploration
of the
Yellowstone River Valley in 1859-1860 for the United States Army Corps of Engineers. Hutton joined the Confederate Army
in 1861 and saw action at the Battle of Pilot Knob.
After the Civil War, he moved to Mexico where he died in 1868.

Scope and Content

The drawings, which artist James D. Hutton prepared while with U.S. Army Captain W. F. Raynolds'
expedition of the Yellowstone River Valley in 1859-1860,
include landscape scenes throughout Idaho,
Montana, North Dakota, and Wyoming, including Bear Butte,
the Bighorn River and Mountain Range, the Little Missouri
River, the Powder River, the Teton Range, the Wind River,
and various locations in the Yellowstone River Valley.
There is one drawing not from the expedition, and it is of
Cabo Blanco, Costa Rica. It was probably drawn in 1847,
and has on its verso: "W R Hutton" and a New York City
address. Also included is a photostat of a daguerreotype
of James D. Hutton (FAC 1402).